'A Handshake Is a Handshake': Friends Split $22M Powerball Jackpot, Honoring Years-Old Agreement
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August 26, 2020
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When Tom Cook and Joe Feeney agreed to split their future lottery winnings years ago, the friends didn’t think their handshake would mark a multimillion-dollar agreement.
But last month, Cook checked the numbers for his June 10 Powerball ticket and discovered he had won $22 million. He didn’t hesitate.
“A handshake is a handshake, man,” Cook said of the arrangement in an interview with the Wisconsin Lottery. The Lottery confirmed Thursday that Cook and Feeney are splitting the prize.
Their pact is so old that Feeney couldn’t remember exactly when it started. He guessed it dated back about 20 years. In a release, the Lottery traced the deal to 1992, when the lottery game was first offered in Wisconsin.
By Joel Shannon | 24 Aug 2020
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